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Roger Navarre
I attempted to install Windows on to a CD a while back. While booted on my
XP Media Edition laptop I ran XP install and requested that it install XP
onto the CD. Rather than telling me that I could not do that, it went ahead
and copied all the programs to the CD. In the end, of course, it did not
work, BUT it made the new CD installation my default windows install. When
I boot my computer I am given the choice to boot on either the "Windows
Default" which does not work, or my original XP Media Edition install. If I
do nothing, it loops forever trying to boot from the default system that
does not exist. I want to remove this dual boot from my system and make my
Media Edition install the default.
I tried going into the System Properties and set my Windows XP Media Center
Edition as the defult startup, but that does not change the behavior.
If I look at the boot.ini file, it only shows my Media Center Edition (as
the default) and the Recovery Console. Yet when I boot, I get three
choices: 1) The Media Center Edition, 2) The "Default" system that does not
exist, and 3) The Recovery console.
I tried using the recovery console and ran fixmbr, I get that warning that
says I may destroy the integrity of my disk partitions, so I'm afraid to
proceed.
Can anyone help? I'd like to be able to reboot without having to select the
working system each time.
Thanks,
Roger
XP Media Edition laptop I ran XP install and requested that it install XP
onto the CD. Rather than telling me that I could not do that, it went ahead
and copied all the programs to the CD. In the end, of course, it did not
work, BUT it made the new CD installation my default windows install. When
I boot my computer I am given the choice to boot on either the "Windows
Default" which does not work, or my original XP Media Edition install. If I
do nothing, it loops forever trying to boot from the default system that
does not exist. I want to remove this dual boot from my system and make my
Media Edition install the default.
I tried going into the System Properties and set my Windows XP Media Center
Edition as the defult startup, but that does not change the behavior.
If I look at the boot.ini file, it only shows my Media Center Edition (as
the default) and the Recovery Console. Yet when I boot, I get three
choices: 1) The Media Center Edition, 2) The "Default" system that does not
exist, and 3) The Recovery console.
I tried using the recovery console and ran fixmbr, I get that warning that
says I may destroy the integrity of my disk partitions, so I'm afraid to
proceed.
Can anyone help? I'd like to be able to reboot without having to select the
working system each time.
Thanks,
Roger